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(43) Date of publication: 25.01.2012 Bulletin 2012/04 (21) Application number: 10753382.0 (22) Date of filing: 18.02.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06T 5/00(2006.01) H04N 9/64(2006.01) H04N 1/409(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/JP2010/052913 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/106887 (23.09.2010 Gazette 2010/38)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 16.03.2009 JP 2009062876 (71) Applicant: Ricoh Company Ltd. Tokyo 143-8555 (JP)	(72) Inventor: HARA, Takayuki Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 216-0007 (JP) (74) Representative: White, Duncan Rohan et al Marks & Clerk LLP 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA London WC2E 9RA (GB)